Amend CSSB 18 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                        
	(1)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 
21.0111(c), Property Code (page 4, lines 15-26).
	(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 
21.0111(d)(2), Property Code (page 4, line 34), between 
"confidential" and the period, insert "unless the offer or 
agreement is subject to Chapter 552, Government Code".
	(3)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 21.0111, 
Property Code (page 4, lines 27 and 35) reletter subsections 
appropriately.
	(4)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike added Section 
21.0113(b), Property Code (page 4, lines 46-66), and substitute the 
following:
	(b)  An entity with eminent domain authority has made a bona 
fide offer if:
		(1)  an initial offer is made in writing to a property 
owner;        
		(2)  a final offer is made in writing to the property 
owner;         
		(3)  the final offer is made on or after the 30th day 
after the date on which the entity makes a written initial offer to 
the property owner;
		(4)  before making a final offer, the entity obtains a 
written appraisal from a certified appraiser of the value of the 
property being acquired and the damages, if any, to any remaining 
property;
		(5)  the final offer is equal to or greater than the 
amount of the written appraisal obtained by the entity;
		(6)  the following items are included with the final 
offer or have been previously provided to the owner by the entity:
			(A)  a copy of the written appraisal;                                 
			(B)  a copy of the deed, easement, or other 
instrument conveying the property sought to be acquired; and
			(C)  a landowner's bill of rights statement; and                      
		(7)  the entity provides the property owner with at 
least 14 days to respond to the final offer and the property owner 
does not agree to the terms of the final offer within that time.
	(5)  In SECTION 13 of the bill, in added Section 
21.047(d)(2), Property Code (page 7, line 13), between "fees" and 
"incurred", insert "and other professional fees".
	(6)  In SECTION 14 of the bill, in amended Section 
21.101(a)(1), Property Code (page 7, line 26), between "canceled" 
and the semicolon, insert "before the property is used for that 
public use".
	(7)  In SECTION 14 of the bill, in amended Section 
21.101(a)(3), Property Code (page 7, line 31), immediately 
following "acquired", insert ", or a substantially similar public 
use, before the 10th anniversary of the date of acquisition".
	(8)  In SECTION 14 of the bill, in amended Section 
21.102(2)(A), Property Code (page 8, line 11), strike "has been 
canceled" and substitute "was [has been] canceled before the 
property was used for the public use".
	(9)  In SECTION 14 of the bill, in amended Section 
21.102(2)(C), Property Code (page 8, lines 14 and 15), strike "has 
become unnecessary for the public use" and substitute "became 
unnecessary for the public use, or a substantially similar public 
use, before the 10th anniversary of the date of acquisition".
	(10)  In SECTION 14 of the bill, in added Section 
21.1021(a)(1), Property Code (page 8, line 25), strike "has been 
canceled" and substitute "was canceled before the property was used 
for the public use".
	(11)  In SECTION 14 of the bill, in added Section 
21.1021(a)(3), Property Code (page 8, lines 30 and 31), strike "has 
become unnecessary for the public use of the property" and 
substitute "became unnecessary for the public use, or a 
substantially similar public use, before the 10th anniversary of 
the date of acquisition".
	(12)  Strike SECTION 19 of the bill (page 9, lines 18-22) and 
substitute the following:
	SECTION 9.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.