Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 31.1611 — PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE PREPARATION OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN
NR § 31.1611Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part C. ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 31. GENERAL LAND OFFICE · Art. E. REAL PROPERTY ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT
Statute text
View on source(a)If the division is requested to prepare a development plan under Section 31.161, the division shall notify the local government to which the plan will be submitted under Section 31.162 of the division's intent to prepare a development plan. The division shall provide the local government with information relating to:
(1)the location of the real property to be offered for sale or lease;
(2)the highest and best use of the real property as provided in the division's report under Section 31.157; and
(3)the process for preparing the development plan under Section 31.161 and the process provided under Sections 31.165 and 31.166 for the special board of review.
(b)Not later than the 30th day after the date the local government receives the notice provided under Subsection (a), the local government may request the division to hold a public hearing to solicit public comment. If requested by the local government, the division shall hold a public hearing. The local government shall provide notice of the hearing to real property owners in at least the same manner that notice is provided for adopting zoning regulations or subdivision requirements in the local government's jurisdiction. The division shall set the agenda for the hearing, which must be completed no later than the 120th day after the date notice is provided under Subsection (a).
(c)If the local government does not request a public hearing under Subsection (b), the commissioner may hold a hearing to solicit public comment. The division shall provide notice of the hearing in the same manner that a local government is required to provide notice under Subsection (b). The commissioner shall set the agenda for the hearing and must complete the hearing not later than the 120th day after the date the notice is provided under Subsection (a).
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 21, eff. June 20, 2003.