85R15279 JXC-F
 
  By: Miller H.B. No. 4297
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation of Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management
  District; 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 3953 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 3953.  TELFAIR TRACT 5 COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
  SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 3953.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
               (2)  "City" means the City of Sugar Land.
               (3)  "Director" means a board member.
               (4)  "District" means the Telfair Tract 5 Commercial
  Management District.
         Sec. 3953.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
  special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
  Constitution.
         Sec. 3953.003.  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.
         (c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
  interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of
  services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this
  chapter. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant
  city services provided in the district.
         Sec. 3953.004.  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 creation of the district is in the public interest
  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; 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.
         (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. 3953.005.  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. 3953.006.  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;
               (3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
  Government Code; or
               (4)  an industrial district created under Chapter 42,
  Local 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 the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under
  Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to
  pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district
  for an improvement project.  A project may not receive public funds
  under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project
  has been approved by the governing body of the city.
         Sec. 3953.007.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
  DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
  Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
         Sec. 3953.008.  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. 3953.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
  governed by a board of nine voting directors appointed by the
  governing body of the city under Section 3953.052 who serve
  staggered terms of four years with four or five directors' terms
  expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
         (b)  The board by resolution may increase or decrease the
  number of voting directors on the board if the board determines the
  change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not:
               (1)  increase the number of voting directors to more
  than 20; or
               (2)  decrease the number of voting directors to fewer
  than nine.
         Sec. 3953.052.  APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS;
  QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  In this section, "city stakeholder" means:
               (1)  a person who owns property in the city;
               (2)  an owner of stock or of a partnership interest or
  membership interest, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a
  corporation, corporate partnership, limited liability company, or
  other entity that owns a direct or indirect interest in property in
  the city;
               (3)  an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that
  owns a direct or indirect interest in property in the city; or
               (4)  an agent, employee, or tenant of a person
  described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
         (b)  The governing body of the city shall appoint to serve as
  voting directors the appropriate number of qualified persons. In
  appointing voting directors, the governing body shall ensure that
  the resulting board has city stakeholders serving in at least
  two-thirds of the voting director positions.
         (c)  In determining persons to serve as voting directors, the
  governing body shall consider for appointment:
               (1)  persons recommended by the board; and
               (2)  a number of persons recommended by any city
  stakeholder who makes a recommendation and who owns at least seven
  acres of land inside the district's boundaries, except that the
  number of persons recommended for consideration by the city
  stakeholder may not exceed a total of one person for the first seven
  acres of land the city stakeholder owns and not more than one
  additional person for each additional 15 acres the city stakeholder
  owns.
         (d)  The governing body is not bound by the recommendations
  of the board or a city stakeholder and may appoint as a voting
  director any qualified person.
         Sec. 3953.053.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS. The board may appoint
  nonvoting directors to serve on the board.
         Sec. 3953.054.  REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board shall
  remove a director if the director has missed at least half the
  meetings scheduled during the preceding 12 months.
         (b)  A director removed under this section may file a written
  appeal with the governing body of the city. The governing body may
  reinstate the director if the body finds that the removal was
  unwarranted under the circumstances after considering the reasons
  for the absences.
         Sec. 3953.055.  QUORUM. For purposes of determining the
  requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not
  counted:
               (1)  a board position vacant for any reason, including
  death, resignation, or disqualification;
               (2)  a director who is abstaining from participation in
  a vote because of a conflict of interest; or
               (3)  a nonvoting director.
         Sec. 3953.056.  INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  The initial
  board consists of the following voting directors:
 
Pos. No. Name of Director
 
1 _______________
 
2 _______________
 
3 _______________
 
4 _______________
 
5 _______________
 
6 _______________
 
7 _______________
 
8 _______________
 
9 _______________
         (b)  Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
  appointed for positions one through five expire June 1, 2019, and
  the terms of directors appointed for positions six through nine
  expire June 1, 2021.
         (c)  Section 3953.052 does not apply to this section.
         (d)  This section expires September 1, 2021.
  SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 3953.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
  the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
  which the district is created.
         Sec. 3953.102.  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 372 or 375, Local Government Code.
         Sec. 3953.103.  LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.  An
  improvement project described by Section 3953.102 may be located:
               (1)  in the district; or
               (2)  in an area outside the district if the project is
  for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure improvement
  beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
         Sec. 3953.104.  PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS. The
  district has the powers provided by Chapter 372, Local Government
  Code, to a municipality or county.
         Sec. 3953.105.  MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.  The
  district has the powers provided by Chapter 375, Local Government
  Code.
         Sec. 3953.106.  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. 3953.107.  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.
         (c)  The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
  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. 3953.108.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a)  As provided by
  Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an
  agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
         (b)  The implementation of a project is a governmental
  function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
  Code.
         Sec. 3953.109.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
  public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party
  to provide law enforcement services for a fee.
         Sec. 3953.110.  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. 3953.111.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district may
  engage in activities that accomplish the economic development
  purposes of the district.
         (b)  The district may establish and provide for the
  administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
  economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
  activity, including programs to:
               (1)  make loans and grants of public money; and
               (2)  provide district personnel and services,
  including for the management of recreational facilities.
         (c)  The district may create economic development programs
  and exercise the economic development powers provided to
  municipalities by:
               (1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and
               (2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
         Sec. 3953.112.  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.
         (c)  The district's parking facilities are parts of and
  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. 3953.113.  ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND. (a) The
  district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49,
  Water Code.
         (b)  The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter
  J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government
  Code, does not apply to the district.
         Sec. 3953.114.  APPROVAL BY CITY. (a) Except as provided by
  Subsection (b), the district must obtain the approval of the city
  for:
               (1)  the issuance of bonds for an improvement project
  financed by the bonds if any part of the project is carried out in
  the corporate limits of the city; and
               (2)  the plans and specifications of the improvement
  project financed by the bonds.
         (b)  If the district obtains the approval of the city's
  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.
         Sec. 3953.115.  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 by
  resolution consents to that change.
         Sec. 3953.116.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may
  not exercise the power of eminent domain.
  SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
         Sec. 3953.151.  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. 3953.152.  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. 3953.153.  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)  The petition 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. 3953.154.  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 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)  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.
         (c)  The lien is effective from the date of the board's
  resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
  paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
  board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
         (d)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
  assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
  any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
  the manner required for additional assessments.
         Sec. 3953.155.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. Section
  375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax authorized
  or approved by the voters of the district or a required payment for
  a service provided by the district, including water and sewer
  services.
         Sec. 3953.156.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The district
  may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of
  district taxes or assessments on property in the zones.
  SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS
         Sec. 3953.201.  TAX ABATEMENT.  The district may enter into a
  tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of this
  state authorizing and applicable to a tax abatement agreement by a
  municipality.
         Sec. 3953.202.  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 3953.204.
         (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.
         (c)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply
  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. 3953.203.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
  authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an
  election held in accordance with Section 3953.202, 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.
         (c)  Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the
  district.
         Sec. 3953.204.  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. 3953.205.  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.
         (c)  The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of
  bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645,
  Water Code, does not apply to the district.
         Sec. 3953.206.  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.
  SUBCHAPTER F.  DISSOLUTION
         Sec. 3953.251.  DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE. (a) The city
  by ordinance may dissolve the district.
         (b)  The city may not dissolve the district until the
  district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are
  payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the
  city has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the
  outstanding debt from city revenue.
         Sec. 3953.252.  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, other than ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed 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)  special revenue or assessment bonds or other
  obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or
  obligations.
         Sec. 3953.253.  ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. (a)
  After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to
  the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the
  district, including any bonds or other debt payable from
  assessments or other district revenue.
         (b)  After the district is dissolved, the board shall
  transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
         SECTION 2.  The Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management
  District initially includes all the territory contained in the
  following area:
  Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District - Metes and Bounds
  The Point of Beginning is 29°34'35.280" N and 95°38'51.525" W. It
  describes the intersection of University Boulevard E ROW boundary
  and Lexington Boulevard S ROW boundary.
         1.  Proceeding from Point of Beginning to SE ROW line 1555.17
  feet to limits of Lexington Boulevard ROW adjacent to 21-acre city
  property boundary.
         2.  Heading SE 907.67 feet adjacent to the boundary of city
  property terminating at the limits of the Fort Bend Levee
  Improvement District No. 17 ROW. (F.N. 2014126419 F.B.C.C.F.)
         3.  Heading NW 2076.70 feet adjacent to the SW boundary of
  Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 17 property,
  joining the S Lexington Boulevard ROW boundary.
         4.  Heading E 112.05 feet adjacent to the SE Lexington
  Boulevard ROW line terminating within Fort Bend County Levee
  Improvement District Property at 29°34'55.646"N and 95°38'26.975'W
         5.  Heading N 964.73 feet adjacent to the Fort Bend County
  Levee Improvement District No. 17 Drainage Ditch to the
  intersection of US59 Frontage Texas Department of Transportation S
  ROW.
         6.  Heading SW 2164.11 feet adjacent to US59 Frontage Texas
  Department of Transportation S ROW to intersection of Texas
  Department of Transportation Tract 121, Part 3, bounded by US59 to
  the N and University Boulevard to the W.
         7.  Heading SW 615.96 feet adjacent to US59 Frontage Road ROW
  to intersection of NE ROW boundary of University Boulevard.
         8.  Heading SW 517.90 feet adjacent to the E ROW boundary of
  University Boulevard terminating at the property boundary of Tract
  121, Part 3 as recorded in the Alexander Hodge Survey Abstract
  Number 32, Fort Bend County, Texas.
         9.  Heading S 328.33 feet adjacent to the University
  Boulevard E ROW boundary, terminating at the S ROW boundary at
  Aberfeldy Street.
         10.  Heading E 680.44 feet adjacent to Aberfeldy Street S
  ROW, bounded by Texas Instruments Inc. (TxDot Tract 5, Block 1,
  5.921 Ac. Reserve A) to the S, terminating at the intersection of
  Aberfeldy Street and Tamarind Street at 29° 34'40.788" N and
  95°38'43.515"W
         11.  Heading S 453.13 feet adjacent to Tamarind Street,
  terminating at 29°34'36.228"N and 95°38'44.098"W bounded by
  Lexington Boulevard N ROW boundary to the S and Texas Instruments
  Inc. (TxDot Tract 5, Block 1, 5.921 Ac. Reserve A) to the N.
         12.  Heading W 663.20 feet adjacent to Lexington Boulevard N
  ROW boundary terminating at the intersection of University
  Boulevard E ROW boundary at 29°34'37.083"N and 95°38'51.151"W.
         13.  Heading S 201.19 feet adjacent to the University
  Boulevard terminating at the Point of Beginning containing the
  319.633 acres of land.
         SECTION 3.  (a) The legal notice of the intention to
  introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
  Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
  copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
  officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
  under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
  Government Code.
         (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
  submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality.
         (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)  The general law relating to consent by political
  subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
  reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
  districts has been complied with.
         (e)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
  state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
  to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
  fulfilled and accomplished.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2017.