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  H.B. No. 4178
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility
  District No. 31; granting a limited power of eminent domain;
  providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
  assessments, fees, and taxes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
  Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7934 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 7934. WILLIAMSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 31
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 7934.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality.
               (3)  "Director" means a board member.
               (4)  "District" means the Williamson County Municipal
  Utility District No. 31.
         Sec. 7934.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a
  municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 7934.003.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION
  REQUIRED.  The temporary 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. 7934.004.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The
  temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7934.003
  until each municipality in whose corporate limits or
  extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has
  consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the
  district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
         Sec. 7934.005.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  
  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
         (b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
               (1)  a municipal utility district as provided by
  general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
               (2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that
  relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation,
  or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
  improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
         Sec. 7934.006.  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 made in the
  field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
  does not affect the district's:
               (1)  organization, existence, or validity;
               (2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
  for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
  interest on a bond;
               (3)  right to impose a tax; or
               (4)  legality or operation.
  SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
         Sec. 7934.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is
  governed by a board of five elected directors.
         (b)  Except as provided by Section 7934.052, directors serve
  staggered four-year terms.
         Sec. 7934.052.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  On or after the
  effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners
  of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the
  district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that
  the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons
  named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as temporary
  directors the five persons named in the petition.
         (b)  Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
               (1)  the date permanent directors are elected under
  Section 7934.003; 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 7934.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have
  expired, successor temporary 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 7934.003; 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
  may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the
  commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five
  persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as
  successor temporary directors the five persons named in the
  petition.
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 7934.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
  the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
  which the district is created.
         Sec. 7934.102.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND
  DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the
  general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,
  applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,
  Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 7934.103.  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. 7934.104.  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.
         (d)  The district shall convey the public roads constructed
  by or on behalf of the district under Section 7934.103 to Williamson
  County for ownership, operation, and maintenance by the county.
  After the 12th anniversary of the date the county accepts
  conveyance of the roads, the district shall maintain the public
  roads located in the district, except that the county shall
  maintain the east-west arterial roadway located in the district
  north of the San Gabriel River and south of State Highway 29. The
  district's obligation to maintain the public roads located in the
  district ceases if all of the territory of the district is annexed
  by a municipality.
         Sec. 7934.105.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE
  OR RESOLUTION.  The district shall comply with all applicable
  requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under
  Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the
  creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the
  district.
  SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 7934.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The
  district may issue, without an election, bonds and other
  obligations secured by:
               (1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
               (2)  contract payments described by Section 7934.153.
         (b)  The district must hold an election in the manner
  provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval
  before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds
  payable from ad valorem taxes.
         (c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem
  taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a
  vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an
  election held for that purpose.
         Sec. 7934.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If
  authorized at an election held under Section 7934.151, the district
  may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in
  the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.
         (b)  The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
  exceed the rate approved at the election.
         Sec. 7934.153.  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.
  SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
         Sec. 7934.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER
  OBLIGATIONS. The district may issue bonds or other obligations
  payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees,
  revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any
  combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district
  purpose.
         Sec. 7934.202.  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 ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while 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. 7934.203.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  At the time of
  issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations
  issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad
  valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the
  real property in the district.
         SECTION 2.  The Williamson County Municipal Utility District
  No. 31 initially includes all the territory contained in the
  following area:
         BEING 192.79 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE WILLIAM H. MONROE
  SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 453, AND THE HENRY GARMES SURVEY, ABSTRACT
  NO. 269, BOTH IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BEING COMPRISED OF
  FIVE TRACTS: TRACT 1 BEING AN 80.68 ACRE REMAINDER OF AN 82.62 ACRE
  TRACT, ERRONEOUSLY CALLED 62.62 ACRES; TRACT TWO BEING A PORTION OF
  AN 86.67 ACRE TRACT; TRACT THREE BEING ALL OF A 2.00 ACRE TRACT; ALL
  CONVEYED TO LANCE ERIC CAUGHFIELD, TRUSTEE OF THE CAUGHFIELD FAMILY
  TRUST BY CORRECTION GENERAL WARRANTY DEED OF RECORD IN DOC. NO.
  2013046424 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY,
  TEXAS, THEREIN DESIGNATED AS "TRACT 1", "TRACT 2", AND "TRACT 5",
  RESPECTIVELY; TRACT FOUR BEING A 34.746 ACRE REMAINDER OF A 43.00
  ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO JOHN T. MASON BY INSTRUMENT OF RECORD
  IN VOLUME 595, PAGE 288 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY,
  TEXAS, THEREIN DESIGNATED AS "TRACT FOUR"; AND TRACT FIVE BEING A
  7.517 ACRE REMAINDER OF A 43.00 ACRE TRACT CONVEYED TO JOAN GIDDENS
  BY INSTRUMENT OF RECORD IN SAID VOLUME 595, PAGE 288, KNOWN THEREIN
  AS "TRACT FIVE", WITH ON-HALF (1/2) INTEREST CONVEYED TO JOE P.
  GIDDENS, SR. BY GIFT DEED OF RECORD IN DOCUMENT NUMBER 9513614 OF
  THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, AND BEING MORE
  PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS:
         BEGINNING at a 1/2" rebar found for the northeast corner of
  said 80.68 acre remainder of an 82.62 acre tract, the southeast
  corner of Lot 2, Hamilton Subdivision, a subdivision of record in
  Doc. No. 1993014740 of the Official Public Records of Williamson
  County, Texas, the northeast corner of a 4.01 acre tract of land
  conveyed to David Harp and Cynthia Marie Caughfield Harp by
  instrument of record in Doc. No. 1996021719 of the Official Public
  Records of Williamson County, and being in the westerly
  right-of-way line of County Road 266 (R.O.W. varies), from which a
  1/2" rebar found for the northwest corner of a 3.16 acre tract of
  land conveyed to the Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. by
  instrument of record in Doc. No. 2006040305 of the Official Public
  Records of Williamson County, Texas, the southwest corner of a 5.94
  acre tract of land conveyed to Carolyn Miller and Leonard Miller by
  deed of record in Volume 681, Page 342 of the Deed Records of
  Williamson County, Texas, and being in the easterly right-of-way
  line of said County Road 266, bears North 58°49'44" East a distance
  of 35.72 feet; [Point of Beginning Coordinates:
  Northing=10,202,718.53; Easting=3,075,492.25];
         THENCE along the easterly line of the 80.68 acre remainder of
  a 82.62 acre tract and the north, west and south lines of said 4.01
  acre tract the following three (3) courses:
  1.  South 69°37'04" West a distance of 392.77 feet (record - South
  69°37'30" West a distance of 392.83 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found for
  the northwest corner of the 4.01 acre tract;
  2.  South 13°38'03" East a distance of 475.02 feet (record - South
  13°37'24" East a distance of 475.21 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found for
  the southwest corner of the 4.01 acre tract;
  3.  North 61°32'05" East a distance of 414.16 feet (record - North
  61°32'44" East a distance of 414.36 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found for
  the southeast corner of the 4.01 acre tract, and being in the
  westerly right-of-way line of said County Road 266;
         THENCE along the easterly line of the 80.68 acre remainder of
  an 82.62 acre tract and the westerly right-of-way line of County
  Road 266 the following nine (9) courses:
  1.  South 27°41'59" East a distance of 394.10 feet (record - South
  27°41'30" East a distance of 394.00 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  2.  South 26°04'17" East a distance of 148.94 feet (record - South
  26°00'57" East a distance of 148.99 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  3.  South 24°35'10" East a distance of 227.32 feet (record - South
  24°39'50" East a distance of 227.37 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  4.  South 29°39'15" East a distance of 485.42 feet (record - South
  29°38'20" East a distance of 485.28 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  5.  South 31°21'15" East a distance of 55.73 feet (record - South
  31°21'11" East a distance of 55.75 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  6.  South 34°23'40" East a distance of 77.70 feet (record - South
  34°21'13" East a distance of 77.71 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  7.  South 37°14'52" East a distance of 72.04 feet (record - South
  37°16'25" East a distance of 72.07 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  8.  South 41°51'07" East a distance of 79.68 feet (record - South
  41°50'42" East a distance of 79.65 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  9.  South 46°20'23" East a distance of 88.67 feet (record - South
  46°21'47" East a distance of 88.66 feet) to a 60d nail found in the
  base of a tree for an angle point in the easterly line of the 80.68
  acre remainder of an 82.62 acre tract and being the northeast corner
  of said 2.00 acre tract;
         THENCE along the easterly line of the 2.00 acre tract and the
  westerly right-of-way line of County Road 266 the following two (2)
  courses:
  1.  South 51°52'18" East a distance of 50.97 feet (record - South
  51°49'14" East a distance of 50.96 feet) to a 60d nail found in the
  base of a tree;
  2.  South 51°43'04" East a distance of 165.73 feet (record - South
  51°43'15" East a distance of 165.69 feet) to a steel fence post found
  for corner for an angle point in the easterly line of the 80.68 acre
  remainder of an 82.62 acre tract and being the southeast corner of
  said 2.00 acre;
         THENCE along the easterly line of the 80.68 acre remainder of
  an 82.62 acre tract and the westerly right-of-way line of County
  Road 266 the following thirteen (13) courses:
  1.  South 57°01'45" East a distance of 75.98 feet (record - South
  57°00'29" East a distance of 75.96 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  2.  South 62°17'41" East a distance of 75.26 feet (record - South
  62°21'51" East a distance of 75.19 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  3.  South 64°45'50" East a distance of 78.12 feet (record - South
  64°46'15" East a distance of 78.10 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  4.  South 66°38'03" East a distance of 317.51 feet (record - South
  66°37'21" East a distance of 317.49 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  5.  South 70°24'29" East a distance of 156.42 feet (record - South
  70°25'04" East a distance of 156.38 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  6.  South 65°26'10" East a distance of 64.92 feet (record - South
  65°25'45" East a distance of 64.95 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  7.  South 53°30'45" East a distance of 86.57 feet (record - South
  53°22'44" East a distance of 86.54 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  8.  South 57°47'47" East a distance of 84.10 feet (record - South
  57°53'40" East a distance of 84.04 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  9.  South 62°33'40" East a distance of 51.72 feet (record - South
  62°33'13" East a distance of 51.75 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  10.  South 57°33'51" East a distance of 25.25 feet (record - South
  57°29'07" East a distance of 25.22 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  11.  South 58°31'02" East a distance of 75.55 feet (record - South
  58°31'52" East a distance of 75.57 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  12.  South 60°27'34" East a distance of 152.96 feet (record - South
  60°27'42" East a distance of 152.97 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  13.  South 57°57'23" East a distance of 40.97 feet (record - South
  58°00'42" East a distance of 40.88 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found for
  the southeast corner of the 80.68 acre remainder of an 82.62 acre
  tract and the northeast corner of said 86.67 acre "Tract 2";
         THENCE along the easterly line of the 86.67 acre tract and the
  westerly right-of-way line of County Road 266 the following sixteen
  (13) courses:
  1.  South 58°00'16" East a distance of 134.29 feet (record - South
  58°00'42" East a distance of 134.42 feet) to a fence post found for
  corner;
  2.  South 58°42'01" East a distance of 93.89 feet (record - South
  58°00'42" East a distance of 134.42 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found;
  3.  South 55°41'55" East a distance of 36.69 feet (record - South
  55°39'14" East a distance of 36.72 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found;
  4.  South 57°23'18" East a distance of 77.00 feet (record - South
  57°24'50" East a distance of 76.96 feet) to a 60d nail found in the
  base of a tree;
  5.  South 59°52'58" East a distance of 163.67 feet (record - South
  59°51'48" East a distance of 163.67 feet) to a 60d nail found in the
  base of a tree;
  6.  South 56°53'38" East a distance of 47.23 feet (record - South
  56°54'00" East a distance of 47.20 feet) to a 60d nail found in the
  base of a tree;
  7.  South 51°53'59" East a distance of 181.09 feet (record - South
  51°53'38" East a distance of 181.04 feet) to a 60d nail found in the
  base of a tree;
  8.  South 47°28'03" East a distance of 36.60 feet (record - South
  47°42'45" East a distance of 36.58 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found;
  9.  South 33°36'25" East a distance of 99.11 feet (record - South
  33°37'41" East a distance of 99.11 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found;
  10.  South 36°25'01" East a distance of 31.64 feet (record - South
  36°24'58" East a distance of 31.64 feet) to a 60d nail found in the
  base of a tree;
  11.  South 33°10'54" East a distance of 89.81 feet (record - South
  33°07'46" East a distance of 89.91 feet) to a 60d nail found in the
  base of a tree;
  12.  South 43°21'48" East a distance of 165.76 feet (record - South
  43°24'18" East a distance of 165.72 feet) to a 60d nail found in the
  base of a tree;
  13.  South 32°09'56" East (record - South 32°04'55" East) a distance
  of 125.64 feet to a calculated point
         THENCE crossing through the 86.67 acre tract the following
  three (3) courses:
  1.  South 67°04'21" West, a distance of 169.04 feet to a calculated
  point;
  2.  South 66°30'58" West a distance of 2337.55 feet to a calculated
  point;
  3.  South 86°26'35" West a distance of 317.04 feet to a calculated
  point in the westerly line of the 86.67 acre tract, being the
  southeast corner of a 6.669 acre tract of land conveyed to Emogene
  M. Champion by instrument of record in Doc. No. 2008083903 of the
  Official Public Records of Williamson County, Texas, also being in
  the northerly line of Lot 7, High Gabriel East, Section 2, a
  subdivision of record in Volume B, Pages 296-298 of the Plat Records
  of Williamson County, Texas, and also being the approximate
  centerline of the South San Gabriel River;
         THENCE North 25°06'16" West (record - North 25°05'54" West),
  along the westerly line of the 86.67 acre tract and the east line of
  said 6.669 acre tract, a distance of 227.10 feet (record - 227.10
  feet) to a 1/2" rebar set with plastic cap which reads "Baseline
  Inc" for the northeast corner of the 6.669 acre tract and the
  southeast corner of a 73.00 acre tract of land conveyed to Ina Dale
  Craven by instrument of record in Volume 595, Page 288 of the Deed
  Records of Williamson County, Texas, therein designated as "Tract
  One";
         THENCE North 05°28'53" West (record - North 05°28'53" West),
  along the westerly line of the 86.67 acre tract and the east line of
  said 43.00 acre tract, passing at a distance of 953.39 (record -
  953.39 feet) a calculated point for the northwest corner of the
  86.67 acre tract and the southwest corner of the 80.68 acre
  remainder of an 82.62 acre tract, and continuing along the westerly
  line of the 80.68 acre remainder of an 82.62 acre tract and the east
  line of said 43.00 acre tract for a total distance of 1235.21 feet
  (record - 1235.21 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found for the northeast
  corner of the 43.00 acre tract and the southeast corner of a 38.24
  acre tract of land conveyed to Emogene Champion by said instrument
  of record in Volume 595, Page 288 of the Deed Records of Williamson
  County, Texas, therein designated as "Tract Two";
         THENCE along the westerly line of the 80.68 acre remainder of
  an 82.62 acre tract and the east and north lines of said 38.24 acre
  tract the following two (2) courses:
  1.  North 08°17'02" West a distance of 572.35 (record - North
  08°18'15" West a distance of 572.29 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found for
  the northeast corner of the 38.624 acre tract;
  2.  South 77°12'21" West a distance of 424.18 (record - South
  77°13'07" West a distance of 424.14 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found for
  the northeast corner of the 38.624 acre tract;
         THENCE North 20°19'13" West (record - North 20°18'36" West),
  along the westerly line of the 80.68 acre remainder of an 82.62 acre
  tract, the east line of the 38.24 acre tract, and the east line of a
  21.543 acre tract of land conveyed to Mark Mason by instrument of
  record in Doc. No. 2007021744 of the Official Public Records of
  Williamson County, Texas, a distance of 604.86 feet (record -
  604.88 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found for the northeast corner of the
  21.543 acre tract and the southeast corner of a 19.758 acre tract of
  land conveyed to Michael W. Mason by instrument of record in Doc.
  No. 2007021745 of the Official Public Records of Williamson County,
  Texas;
         THENCE North 20°35'14" West (record - North 20°35'47" West),
  along the westerly line of the 80.68 acre remainder of an 82.62 acre
  tract and the east line of said 19.758 acre tract, a distance of
  459.92 feet (record - 459.96 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found for the
  northeast corner of the 19.758 acre tract and the southeast corner
  of said 34.746 acre remainder of a 43.00 acre tract;
         THENCE South 68°55'24" West (record: South 69°49' West), along
  the south line of the 34.746 acre remainder of a 43.00 acre tract
  and the north line of the 19.758 acre tract, passing at a distance
  of 872.22 feet (record: 872.22 feet) a calculated point for an angle
  point in the north line of the 19.758 acre tract and being the
  northeast corner of a 1.78 acre tract of land conveyed to Michael W.
  Mason by instrument of record in Volume 1270, Page 205 of the
  Official Records of Williamson County, Texas; from which a 1/2"
  rebar found bears North 35°52'45" West a distance of 0.93 feet and
  continue along the south line of the 34.746 acre remainder of a
  43.00 acre tract and the north line of said 1.78 acre tract 390.37
  feet further (record: 390.37 feet) to a calculated point for an
  angle point in the north line of the 19.758 acre tract and being the
  northwest corner of the 1.78 acre tract; from which a 1/2" rebar
  found bears North 50°25'19" West a distance of 0.51 feet and
  continuing along the south line of the 34.746 acre remainder of a
  43.00 acre tract and the north line of the 19.758 acre tract and the
  north line of a 22-foot wide Ingress and Egress Easement granted to
  Michael W. Mason in said Volume 1270, Page 205 for a total distance
  of 1583.30 feet to a TxDOT Type II concrete monument found for the
  southwest corner of the 34.746 acre remainder of a 43 acre tract
  known as "Tract Four" and being in the north line of the 19.758 acre
  tract and also being in the east right-of-way line of said U.S. 183,
  392.00 feet left of and perpendicular to E.C.S. 18656.50;
         THENCE along the west line of the 34.746 acre remainder of a
  43.00 acre tract and the east right-of-way line of U.S. 183 the
  following four (4) courses:
  1.  Along the arc of a non-tangential curve to the right, having a
  radius of 19608.00 feet (record: 19608.00 feet), a length of 491.38
  feet (record: 491.44 feet), a delta angle of 01°26'09" (record:
  01°26'10") and a chord, which bears North 21°50'37" West a distance
  of 491.36 feet (record: North 21°56'28" West a distance of 491.43
  feet) to a TxDOT Type II concrete monument found 392.00 feet left of
  and perpendicular to E.C.S. 181+55.23 for a point of tangency;
  2.  North 21°07'32" West a distance of 11.23 feet (record: North
  21°05'55" West a distance of 11.23 feet) to a 1/2" rebar set with
  plastic cap, which reads "BASELINE, INC.", being 392.00 feet left
  of and perpendicular to E.C.S. 181+44.00;
  3.  South 68°52'32" West a distance of 192.00 feet (record: South
  68°54'09" West a distance of 192.00 feet to a calculated point
  200.00 feet left of an perpendicular to E.C.S. 181+44.00; from
  which a damaged TxDOT Type II concrete monument found bears North
  16°55'25" East a distance of 0.27 feet;
  4.  North 21°03'51" West a distance of 400.41 feet (record: North
  21°05'54" West a distance of 400.07 feet to a 1/2" rebar found for
  the northwest corner of the 34.746 acre remainder of a 43.00 acre
  tract and being the southwest corner of said 7.517 acre remainder of
  a 43.00 acre tract, and also being in the east right-of-way line of
  U.S. 183 (R.O.W. varies), being 200.00 feet left of and
  perpendicular to Engineer's Centerline Station (E.C.S.) 177+43.93;
         THENCE North 21°03'51" West (record: North 21°05'55" West),
  along the west line of the 7.517 acre remainder of a 43.00 acre
  tract and the east right-of-way line of said U.S. 183 a distance of
  400.50 feet (record: 400.77 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found with cap,
  which reads "SAM, INC." for the northwest corner of the 7.517 acre
  remainder of a 43.00 acre tract and being the southwest corner of
  the remainder of a 1.533 acre tract of land conveyed to the City of
  Liberty Hill, Texas by instrument of record in Document Number
  2012032250 of the Official Public Records of Williamson County,
  Texas, being known therein as "Tract 2" and being 200 feet left of
  and perpendicular to E.C.S. 173+43.16;
         THENCE North 68°55'20" East (record: North 68°55'49" East),
  along the north line of the 7.517 acre remainder of a 43.00 acre
  tract and the south line of said remainder of a 1.533 acre tract a
  distance of 731.95 feet to a 1/2" rebar found with plastic cap
  (illegible) for the west corner of a 0.026 of one acre tract of land
  conveyed to the City of Liberty Hill, Texas in said Document Number
  2012032250 and known therein as "Tract 4" for a point of curvature;
         THENCE along the north line of the 7.517 acre remainder of a
  43.00 acre tract and the south line of said 0.026 of one acre tract,
  being a tangential curve to the left, having a radius of 50.00 feet
  (record: 50.00 feet), a length of 92.54 feet (record: 92.71 feet), a
  delta angle of 106°02'34" (record: 106°14'28") and a chord, which
  bears North 68°56'26" East a distance of 79.89 feet (record: North
  68°56'35" East a distance of 79.99 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found with
  plastic cap (illegible) for the east corner of the 0.026 of one acre
  tract and being in the south line of the remainder of a 1.533 acre
  tract for a point of tangency;
         THENCE North 68°25'29" East (record: North 68°55'49" East),
  along the north line of the 7.517 acre remainder of a 43.00 acre
  tract and the south line of the 1.533 acre tract a distance of 9.75
  feet (record: 9.66 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found with plastic cap,
  which reads "LCRA" for the northeast corner of the 7.517 acre
  remainder of a 43.00 acre tract and being the southeast corner of
  the remainder of a 1.533 acre tract and also being in the west line
  of a 20.000 acre tract of land conveyed to City of Liberty Hill,
  Texas by instrument of record in said Document Number 2012032250
  and known therein as "Tract 1", from which a 1/2" rebar found with
  plastic cap, which reads "LCRA" for the northeast corner of the
  remainder of a 1.533 acre tract and being in the west line of said
  20.000 acre tract bears North 20°40'12" West a distance of 59.98
  feet (record: North 20°40'03" West a distance of 60.00 feet);
         THENCE South 20°40'12" East (record: South 20°40'03" East),
  along the east line of the 7.517 acre remainder of a 43.00 acre
  tract and the west line of the 20.000 acre tract a distance of
  400.69 feet to a 1/2" rebar found with plastic cap, which reads
  "LCRA" for the southeast corner of the 7.517 acre remainder of a
  43.00 acre tract, the southwest corner of the 20.000 acre tract and
  also being in the north line of the 34.746 acre remainder of a 43.00
  acre tract;
         THENCE North 68°55'49" East (record: North 69°49' East), along
  the north line of the 34.746 acre remainder of a 43.00 acre tract
  and the south line of the 20.000 acre tract, a distance of 968.87
  feet (record - 968.86 feet) to a 1/2" rebar found for the northeast
  corner of the 34.746 acre remainder of a 43.00 acre tract, the
  southeast corner of the 20.000 acre tract, and being in the westerly
  line of the 80.68 acre remainder of an 82.82 acre tract;
         THENCE North 20°42'08" West (record - North 20°39'06" West),
  along the westerly line of the 80.68 acre remainder of an 82.62 acre
  tract and the east line of the 20.000 acre tract, a distance of
  294.56 feet to a calculated point for the northwest corner of the
  80.68 acre remainder of an 82.62 acre tract and the southwest corner
  of said Lot 2, Hamilton Subdivision;
         THENCE along the north line of the 80.68 acre remainder of an
  82.62 acre tract and the south line of Lot 2, Hamilton Subdivision,
  the following six (6) courses:
  1.  North 70°41'00" East a distance of 397.85 (record - North
  70°41'56" East a distance of 396.79) to a 1/2" rebar found;
  2.  North 66°15'13" East a distance of 161.71 (record - North
  66°16'09" East a distance of 161.69) to a 1/2" rebar found;
  3.  North 54°02'41" East a distance of 58.65 (record - North
  54°00'09" East a distance of 58.66) to a 1/2" rebar found;
  4.  North 65°58'55" East a distance of 94.57 (record - North
  66°07'09" East a distance of 94.66) to a 1/2" rebar found;
  5.  North 89°16'53" East a distance of 39.31 (record - North
  89°06'09" East a distance of 94.24) to a 1/2" rebar found;
  6.  North 72°09'38" East a distance of 259.54 (record - North
  72°10'09" East a distance of 259.64) to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
         This tract contains 192.79 acres of land, more or less, out of
  the William H. Monroe Survey, Abstract Number 453, and the Henry
  Garmes Survey, Abstract no. 269, both in Williamson County, Texas.
         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, the
  lieutenant governor, and the 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 are fulfilled
  and accomplished.
         SECTION 4.  (a)  If this Act does not receive a two-thirds
  vote of all the members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter
  7934, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of
  this Act, is amended by adding Section 7934.106 to read as follows:
         Sec. 7934.106.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
  not exercise the power of eminent domain.
         (b)  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 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. 4178 was passed by the House on May
  19, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4178 was passed by the Senate on May
  27, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor