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Amend CSSB 18 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____.  Section 402.031(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b)  The landowner's bill of rights must notify each property owner that the property owner has the right to:
(1)  notice of the proposed acquisition of the owner's property;
(2)  a bona fide good faith effort to negotiate by the entity proposing to acquire the property;
(3)  an assessment of damages to the owner that will result from the taking of the property;
(4)  a hearing under Chapter 21, Property Code, including a hearing on the assessment of damages; [and]
(5)  an appeal of a judgment in a condemnation proceeding, including an appeal of an assessment of damages; and
(6)  request that a governmental entity that condemns the property owner's property provide to the property owner all documentation required under Chapter 21, Property Code, in a language used for providing voting materials for a county election in the county in which the property is located as required by the Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a), in addition to providing the documentation in English.
SECTION ____.  Section 21.0112, Property Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(b)  The statement must [be]:
(1)  be printed in an easily readable font and type size; and
(2)  if the entity is a governmental entity:
(A)  be [,] made available on the Internet website of the entity if technologically feasible; and
(B)  include a provision informing the property owner that the entity is required to provide all documents and written information required under this chapter to be provided to the property owner in English, and if requested by the property owner, in a language used for providing voting materials for a county election in the county in which the property is located as required by the Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a).
(c)  A governmental entity shall provide to a property owner all documents and written information required under this chapter to be provided to the property owner in English, and if requested by the property owner, in a language used for providing voting materials for a county election in the county in which the property is located as required by the Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a).