Amend CSHB 1186 as follows: (1) Add the following appropriately numbered section to the bill and renumber subsequent sections of the bill appropriately: SECTION ____. Section 21.017, Property Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c)-(e) to read as follows: (c) A party who pleads in the alternative may not enter or use the property that is the subject of the proceeding without written permission of the adverse party until the court determines that the party who pleads in the alternative has acquired the rights necessary to enter and use the property for a public purpose. (d) If the court determines that a party described by Subsection (a) does not own the property, the court shall award the property owner: (1) any damages caused by the party's wrongful possession and use of the property; and (2) all reasonable expenses, including reasonable and necessary attorney's fees. (e) This section does not apply to a party described by Subsection (a) that has acquired an interest in property, but has in good faith constructed an improvement on property outside the boundaries of the property the party has acquired. (2) On page 2, line 7, between the period and "The", insert "(a)". (3) On page 2, line 7, between "by" and "this", insert "Section 21.015, Property Code, as amended by". (4) On page 2, line 7, between "Act" and "applies", insert a comma. (5) On page 2, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following: (b) The change in law made by Section 21.017, Property Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a party who enters and uses property as described by that section on or after the effective date of this Act.