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Texas Water Code - Section 57.266. Report Of Commissioners Of Appraisement

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§ 57.266. REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF APPRAISEMENT.  (a) 
The commissioners of appraisement shall prepare a report of their 
findings.  The report shall include:
		(1)  the name of the owner of each piece of property 
examined and assessed; 
		(2)  a description which will identify each piece of 
property;  and         
		(3)  the value of all property to be taken or acquired 
for rights-of-way or any other purposes connected with carrying out 
the engineer's report.
	(b)  At least a majority of the commissioners of appraisement 
shall sign the report.  They shall file the report with the 
secretary of the board.
	(c)  The failure of the commissioners of appraisement to 
return damages to any tract of land inside or outside the district 
shall be considered a finding that no damage will be done to that 
tract.
	(d)  The commissioners of appraisement in their report shall 
fix a time and place to hear objections to the findings in the 
report.  The date for the hearing shall not be less than 20 days from 
the filing of the report.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  
Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 984, ch. 367, § 39, eff. June 
10, 1981;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 248, § 49, eff. June 18, 
2003.

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