Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB379 by Perry (Relating to eminent domain reporting requirements for certain entities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 2206 of the Government Code to specify that a public school district located in a county with a population of less than 25,000 is required to file an annual report to the Comptroller, for the purpose of maintaining information in the Comptroller's eminent domain database, only if the district's eminent domain authority information has changed from the information reported in the most recent report filed by the district under Section 2206.154. If for the current annual reporting period the district's eminent domain authority information is the same as the information reflected in the database for the previous annual reporting period, the district would confirm the accuracy of the existing information by electronically updating its previously filed report in a manner prescribed by the Comptroller. The Comptroller indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
According to the Texas Municipal League, the fiscal impact to municipalities is not anticipated to be significant.