[Eminent Domain Transparency] Senate Bill 1812 - Reporting Form Now Available
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts sent this bulletin at 12/07/2015 10:30 AM CST
Note: The intended audience for this communication is public and private entities authorized to exercise eminent domain authority in the state of Texas. If you have received this communication in error, please disregard it. To Whom It May Concern: The 84th Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 1812, a transparency bill that mandates the Comptroller of Public Accounts to create an online eminent domain authority database. The legislation, authored by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst and Rep. Charles Geren, requires public and private entities with eminent domain authority to report specific information to the Comptroller for posting. The Comptroller’s office has developed an electronic reporting form for entities or their third-party representatives to submit the required information. We are pleased to announce that the reporting form is now open for submissions. Required Information SB 1812 requires the Comptroller’s office to collect and post the following information online:
Affected entities may wish to begin preparing the required information in advance of the submission deadline. Reporting Deadlines For entities in existence for at least 180 days on Sept. 1, 2015, the deadline to report is Feb. 1, 2016. For those entities in existence for less than 180 days on Sept. 1, 2015, the reporting deadline is either 180 days after the entity’s creation or Feb. 1, 2016, whichever comes later. An entity created on or after Sept. 1, 2015, is not required to file its initial report until it has been in existence for at least 180 days.
Noncompliance Penalties
Contact Information To facilitate reporting, the Comptroller’s office recommends establishing a point of contact that will remain available despite personnel changes. For example, under Item 3, an entity should submit an email address that can be used for follow-up communications regarding this legislation, such as a business email account. This point of contact can be, but does not have to be, an officer of the entity. Please feel free to forward this email to other parties to whom this legislation may apply. Thank you in advance for your compliance with this eminent domain transparency legislation. For questions regarding SB 1812, please contact our Legislative Affairs Division at 512-463-3861. For questions specific to the Web form, please email us at transparency@cpa.texas.gov or call Ty Myrick, transparency analyst, at 512-463-4581. Sincerely, |