Section 5010.0103 - Legislative Findings The creation of the district:
(1) is essential to: (A) accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and(B) the general welfare of this state for the development of maritime shipping to and from the state's ports;(2) is in the interest of national defense, the Port of Beaumont being strategically located on the Gulf Coast with an inland-protected harbor and in a rapidly developing industrial area where wharves, docks, and intermodal facilities are located; and(3) will result in: (A) material benefits and improvements to district territory;(B) the increase of the taxable value of property in the district; and(C) material benefit to that part of the state in which the district is located.Tex. Spec. Dist. Loc. Laws § 5010.0103
Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 495,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.