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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: |
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(1) any changes to the entity's eminent domain |
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authority information reported under this section not later than |
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the 90th day after the date on which the change occurred, except as |
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provided by Subdivision (3); |
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(2) any court proceeding filed to determine the |
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validity or extent of the entity's eminent domain authority not |
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later than the 30th day after the date the proceeding is filed, |
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including the number and style of the proceeding and the court in |
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which the proceeding is pending; and |
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(3) the outcome of the court proceeding reported under |
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Subdivision (2) not later than the 30th day after the date the |
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proceeding is completed. |
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(d) If an entity reports information under Subsection |
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(c)(2), the comptroller shall reflect the entity's challenged |
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eminent domain status by including the entity on a separately |
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maintained list of entities with challenged status and in any other |
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manner determined appropriate by the comptroller. The separately |
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maintained list required under this subsection must include with |
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respect to each entity the information reported by the entity under |
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Subsection (c)(2). |
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(e) As soon as practicable after receiving information |
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reported under Subsection (c)(3), the comptroller shall update the |
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information in the eminent domain database as the comptroller |
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determines appropriate. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |