Appraisal Required

Sec. 51.503. APPRAISAL REQUIRED. (a) Before a grant is made under Section 51.501, an appraiser employed by the land office must appraise the effect of the improvement for which a grant is sought on the value of the permanent school fund property. (b) If the appraiser finds that the improvement will increase the value of the real property in an amount at least equal to the amount the improvement will cost, the commissioner may authorize the disbursement of money to construct the improvement. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 31, eff. June 20, 2003.