Sec. 60.022. CONTENTS OF PETITION

A petition filed under Section 60.021 must:

(1) describe the boundaries of the proposed district by metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area;

(2) include a name for the proposed district, which must include the term "Agricultural Development District";

(3) be signed by the landowners of any land to be included within the proposed district and provide an acknowledgment consistent with Section 121.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, that the landowners desire the land to be included in the district;

(4) include the names of at least five persons who are willing and qualified to serve as temporary directors of the district;

(5) name each county in which any agricultural facilities to be owned by the district are to be located;

(6) name each municipality in which any part of the district is to be located;

(7) state the general nature of the proposed development and the cost of the development as then estimated by the petitioners;

(8) state the necessity and feasibility of the proposed district and whether the district will serve the public purpose of furthering agricultural interests;

(9) include a pledge that the district will make payments in lieu of taxes to any school district and county in which any real property to be owned by the district is located, as follows:

(A) annual payments to each entity equal to the amount of taxes imposed on the real property by the entity in the year of the district's creation; and

(B) a payment to each entity equal to the amount that would be due under Section 23.55, Tax Code, on the district's date of creation; and

(10) include a pledge that, if the district employs more than 50 persons, the district will make payments in lieu of taxes to any school district, in addition to those made under Subdivision (9), in an amount negotiated between the district and the school district.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.