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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the acquisition of certain real property in conjunction |
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with the acquisition of real property for a public use through |
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eminent domain procedures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 402.031, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The statement must disclose that a condemning entity, |
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other than an entity acquiring property as authorized under |
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Subchapter D, Chapter 203, Transportation Code, that makes an |
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initial offer under Section 21.0113, Property Code, that includes |
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real property that the entity does not seek to acquire by |
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condemnation shall in the initial offer: |
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(1) separately identify the real property that the |
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entity does not seek to acquire by condemnation; and |
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(2) make an offer for the real property that the entity |
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does not seek to acquire by condemnation separate from the offer |
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made for the real property sought to be acquired by condemnation. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.0114 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.0114. OFFER TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY; |
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EXCEPTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a condemning |
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entity that makes an initial offer under Section 21.0113 that |
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includes real property that the entity does not seek to acquire by |
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condemnation shall in the initial offer: |
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(1) separately identify the real property that the |
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entity does not seek to acquire by condemnation; and |
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(2) make an offer for the real property that the entity |
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does not seek to acquire by condemnation separate from the offer |
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made for the real property sought to be acquired by condemnation. |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an acquisition of real |
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property under Subchapter D, Chapter 203, Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |