79th Texas Legislature, Second Called Session, Senate Bill 7 Page: 8 of 10
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1 (b) The interim committee consists of:
2 (1) five members of the senate appointed by the
3 lieutenant governor; and
4 (2) five members of the house of representatives
5 appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
6 (c) The speaker of the house of representatives shall
7 designate one member of the house of representatives appointed to
8 the committee to act as co-chair. The lieutenant governor shall
9 designate one senator appointed to the committee to act as
10 co-chair.
11 (d) The interim committee shall
12 (1) study the use of the power of eminent domain,
13 including the use of the power of eminent domain for economic
14 development purposes and the issue of what constitutes adequate
15 compensation for property taken through the use of eminent domain;
16 and
17 (2) prepare a report of the committee's study for the
18 80th Legislature.
19 (e) The report required by Subdivision (2), Subsection (d)
20 of this section, must be filed with the lieutenant governor and
21 speaker of the house of representatives not later than December 1,
22 2006.
23 SECTION 9. The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter
24 178, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959 (Article
25 3183b-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), apply to the acquisition
26 of real property by eminent domain or the purchase of real property
27 on or after the effective date of this Act unless condemnation
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 79th Texas Legislature, Second Called Session, Senate Bill 7, legislative document, August 31, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156383/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.