TO: | Honorable Anna Mowery, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3964 by Castro (Relating to the authority of certain home-rule municipalities to acquire certain property by condemnation.), As Introduced |
The bill would add Subchapter B to Chapter 251, Local Government Code, to establish requirements for certain home-rule municipalities regarding acquiring certain property by condemnation. Under the provisions of the bill, an affected municipality's sovereign immunity against suit and liability would be waived. In addition, if an action is brought against the municipality and the plaintiff prevails, the municipality would be responsible for paying the plaintiff's reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses directly related to the litigation.
The bill would apply only to an action taken on or after the effective date of the bill. The bill would take effect immediately if it were to receive the required two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2007.
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK, DB
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