87R19177 BEE-F     By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 4186     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4186:     By:  Leman C.S.H.B. No. 4186       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a written appraisal required for a bona fide offer to   acquire real property by an entity with eminent domain authority.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 21.0113(b), Property Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  An entity with eminent domain authority has made a bona   fide offer if:                (1)  an initial offer is made in writing to a property   owner;                (2)  a final offer is made in writing to the property   owner;                (3)  the final offer is made on or after the 30th day   after the date on which the entity makes a written initial offer to   the property owner;                (4)  before making a final offer, the entity obtains a   written appraisal from a certified appraiser as defined by Section   1103.003, Occupations Code, of the value of the property being   acquired and the damages, if any, to any of the property owner's   remaining property;                (5)  the final offer is equal to or greater than the   amount of the written appraisal obtained by the entity;                (6)  the following items are included with the final   offer or have been previously provided to the owner by the entity:                      (A)  a copy of the written appraisal;                      (B)  a copy of the deed, easement, or other   instrument conveying the property sought to be acquired; and                      (C)  the landowner's bill of rights statement   prescribed by Section 21.0112; and                (7)  the entity provides the property owner with at   least 14 days to respond to the final offer and the property owner   does not agree to the terms of the final offer within that period.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to the acquisition of real property in connection with a final offer   made under Chapter 21, Property Code, on or after the effective date   of this Act. An acquisition of real property in connection with a   final offer made under Chapter 21, Property Code, before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law applicable to the   acquisition immediately before the effective date of this Act, and   that law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.