ISSUES AND POLICY
Landowners are often left with
no choice but to accept these less than fair market value offers for their property because 1) they sim- ply can’t afford legal action in the Texas courts, or 2) they know a legal challenge will require a good portion of their fi nal award to go to costly legal expenses and will mean a long delay in receiving any compensation at all. On average, valuation disputes last between 3 to 5 years, and they can cost hun- dreds of thousands of dollars in legal expenses. There are opportunities for you
to get involved. First, please take the survey at
tscra.org. Second, please be willing and available to tell your story this next legislative session, because the other side sure will be. Your survey answers will help to prioritize the issues we tackle in our strategy on eminent domain. With your help, we will have objec- tive information, and not just our opinion against theirs.
APHIS Proposes Rule to Alter Disease-Free Status Requirements
T
EXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION (TSCRA) VOLUNTEER leaders and staff are working with industry partners and animal health
experts to develop comments on a proposed rule by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that will alter the parameters by which states are classifi ed as tuberculosis- and/or brucellosis-free. Com- ments on the proposed rule titled “Brucellosis and Bovine Tuberculosis; Update of General Provisions,” are due May 16. According to APHIS, “This proposed rule would consolidate the domes-
tic regulations governing brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis and revise the bovine tuberculosis- and brucellosis-related import requirements for cattle and bison to make these requirements clearer and assure that they more effectively mitigate the risk of introduction of these diseases into the United States.” APHIS proposes to establish standards for disease surveillance, epide-
miological investigations and management of affected herds. States will be required to implement animal health plans and docu-
ment how they will meet program standards. States will be categorized according to the animal health plan, APHIS’ approval of the plan and adherence to the plan. This is a shift from the traditional eradication approach to a disease-
Using our state’s energy resourc-
es and developing infrastructure is vital to our economy and neces- sary to address our rapidly grow- ing state population. However, we believe this development must be accomplished without infringing on the constitutional private property rights of our citizens. The condem- nation process is not a willing buyer and willing seller transaction. The burden falls on the private land- owner and Texas law should better protect the landowner whose prop- erty is being seized.
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management strategy. It also appears to be an unfunded mandate from the federal government to state governments. The beef cattle industry has been asked to carefully consider this rule and submit comments.
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