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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting requirements regarding eminent domain |
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authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2206.154, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read |
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as follows: |
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(c) In addition to the annual report required under |
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Subsection (a), an entity described by Section 2206.151 shall |
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report to the comptroller any changes to the entity's eminent |
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domain authority information reported under this section not later |
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than the 90th day after the date on which the change occurred, |
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except as provided by Subsection (d). |
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(d) If, in a proceeding in a state court of competent |
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jurisdiction, the court finds that an entity that claimed in a |
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report submitted to the comptroller under Subsection (a) to have |
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eminent domain authority does not have eminent domain authority, |
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the entity shall report the court's finding to the comptroller not |
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later than the 30th day after the date the proceeding is completed. |
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(e) If an entity reports a finding under Subsection (d), the |
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comptroller as soon as practicable after receiving the information |
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shall reflect the finding in the eminent domain database by |
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including the entity on a separately maintained list of entities |
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that a court has found do not have eminent domain authority. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |