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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the assessment of damages arising from a condemnation |
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of a pipeline easement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.042, Property Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) In estimating injury to a property owner under |
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Subsections (c) and (d) arising from a condemnation of a pipeline |
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easement on the owner's property, the special commissioners shall |
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consider: |
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(1) the peculiar effect of the specific route of the |
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pipeline easement on the property owner's use and enjoyment of the |
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property and, if applicable, the extent to which that effect will |
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produce a greater injury to the property owner than any reasonable |
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alternative routes proposed by the property owner before the |
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condemnation proceeding commenced; |
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(2) the damage to the entirety of the owner's property |
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that will result from the laying of the pipeline in the easement and |
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from the easement itself; and |
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(3) the duration of the burden being placed on the |
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owner's property by the easement. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the assessment of damages in a condemnation proceeding commenced |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |