(a)Within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of each
request for binding arbitration, the appraisal district shall complete
the appropriate tasks using the comptroller's online arbitration system
or in the manner set out below if using the paper-based arbitration
system as follows:
(1)review each request for binding arbitration to
determine if the deposit in the amount required under §9.4252(h)
of this title (relating to Request for Arbitration) has been provided
and if not, reject the request pursuant to subsection (b) of this
section and if it has, determine whether each of the requirements
of §9.4252(f) of this title have been met;
(2)assign a unique arbitration number to each request;
(3)complete and sign that portion of the comptroller's
Request for Binding Arbitration form applicable to the appraisal district
to certify, based on the examination of the documentation submitted,
which of the requirements of §9.4252(f) of this title have been
met for a valid request for binding arbitration; and
(4)forward, pursuant to subsection (d) of this section,
each Request for Binding Arbitration form, the accompanying deposit,
and the ARB order (as well as the appointment of agent form 50-791,
if provided), to the comptroller's office, except those requests which
shall be rejected under subsection (b) of this section for failure
to provide the required deposit in the correct amount.
(b)The appraisal district shall reject each request
for binding arbitration that does not have the required deposit in
the correct amount as provided under §9.4252(h) of this title.
In such event, the appraisal district shall return the request with
a notification of the rejection to the owner or agent by regular first-class
mail or electronic mail.
(c)The appraisal district shall provide promptly any
additional information the comptroller's office requests to process
the request for binding arbitration submission.
(d)The appraisal district shall deliver the materials
identified in subsection (a)(4) of this section to the comptroller
by hand delivery or by certified first-class mail, and must simultaneously
deliver a copy of the submission to the owner or agent, as appropriate,
by regular first-class mail or electronic mail.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the adoption and found it to be
a valid exercise of the agency's legal
authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on May 9, 2018
TRD-201802083 Victoria North
Chief Counsel, Fiscal and Agency Affairs Legal Services Division
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Effective date: May 29, 2018
Proposal publication date: November 10, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 475-0387
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