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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to require compensation for |
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relocation costs associated with the taking of certain property for |
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a public use. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 17, Article I, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) For the purposes of this section, adequate |
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compensation for the taking of property that is a homestead or farm, |
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if the taking makes relocation of the homestead or farm necessary, |
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includes the cost of relocation from the condemned property to |
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another property that allows the property owner, without the |
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necessity of incurring an amount of debt, debt service, or total |
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projected interest obligation that is higher than the property |
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owner was subject to immediately before the taking to: |
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(1) have a standard of living comparable to the |
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property owner's standard of living immediately before the taking, |
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if the property taken is a homestead; or |
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(2) operate a comparable farm, if the property taken |
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is a farm. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2011. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to require |
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compensation for homesteads and farms taken in certain |
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circumstances for a public use to include the cost of relocating to |
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a comparable property." |